σκάφη
skaphē · lifeboat, skiff
Greek word · Strong’s number G4627 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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skaphē (σκάφη) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “lifeboat, skiff”.
Small boat, skiff, such as a ship's lifeboat.
How to say it
ska·phē
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- A small craft carried by the ship for emergencies.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
Where it appears
- Acts 27:16
And running under the shelter of a small island called Cauda, we were able with difficulty to get control of the boat.
- Acts 27:30
And when the sailors were trying to escape from the ship and had lowered the boat into the sea, on the pretext that they were going to lay out anchors from the bow,
- Acts 27:32
Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the boat and let it fall away.